Professor Emerita of Astronomy
Address: 122 Astronomy Building, MC-221
1002 W. Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
- Telephone: (217)333-5535
- Interstellar and circumstellar medium, star formation and feedback, Magellanic Clouds, dust disks around white dwarfs
I study interactions between stars and the interstellar medium, including HII regions, planetary nebulae, supernova remnants, superbubbles, and supergiant shells. Multi-wavelength observations from radio to gamma ray are used to study the formation of massive stars, energy feedback, and physics of interfaces and shocks.
I also use X-ray and infrared observations of white dwarfs to diagnose unusual phenomena that could be associated with binary interactions or planetary systems.
- PhD, Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, 1981
Distinctions / Awards
- Lindheimer Fellow, Northwestern University, 1984
- Associate, Center for Advanced Study, U of Illinois, 2003
- Fall 2013 - ASTR 401
- Fall 2013 - ASTR 404